The Heartwood rattler

"always," asmodeus shot back, keeping pace with her. she hadn't answered his question, but it didn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. "was headed back that way," he grunted, turning his path toward the distant tuktu. 

but the east caught his eye; he had only perused it before heading back into the wilderness. "i'm thinking of a number," the serpent grinned. "odd guess means west. even means right. go."